572: Mindset Coaching – Addressing Listener Struggles

I am so pumped that we’ve added this third podcast episode each week because it allows me to do something we both appreciate: mindset coaching. Even though the questions are about weight loss, overwhelm, inconsistency or motivation, the solution is often the same: mindset.

In today’s episode (and likely all subsequent Q&As) we’re taking your challenges, struggles and questions and using them as mindset coaching moments.

How can you create a solution? Where are there limiting beliefs at play? In what ways are you lying to yourself or only considering one small part of the story?

If you have questions or challenges that you’d like my $0.02 on, you can submit them here.

Mindset Coaching Questions:

  • How do I stop quitting?
  • How do I stay motivated?
  • How do I overcome my “all or nothing” attitude?
  • I want to be happy with my body again. I’m overweight and pretending to be happy. Can you help?
  • If you have always failed to keep the weight off or failed to be successful at work (or really anything) and you feel like there’s no point in trying, how do you get back on your feet to try again?
  • How do I become a better mother & wife and at the same time, lose weight and take great care of myself?
  • One of the things that ruins my motivation when I get going is work and other obligations. I am sure you have an episode in the podcast or have sent an email but how do I prioritize my personal health goals in the midst of work and grad school?

Resources:

Learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation and get on the wait list here

Register for the March 20th live information session!

Podcast episodes mentioned in this episode: 

Episode 548: 3 Strategies to Create Change

Episode 559: Identity Journaling

Episode 572: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs

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571: Limiting Beliefs – Identifying & Overcoming the Thoughts that Hold You Back

Are your limiting beliefs holding your back? Here’s the reality: your life is a reflection of your beliefs and I think it’s time to upgrade!

I am 100% convinced that the primary reason people are inconsistent and continue to struggle with the same change for years is that they are focused on changing their choices while neglecting to change their beliefs. For example, if you fundamentally believe and continue to make a case for the fact that you’re an emotional eater, your choices will align with your belief.

Here’s the reality about all beliefs, including limiting beliefs:

“Your body is a barometer of your belief system.” ~ Pam Grout

Your life reflects your belief system. Your limiting beliefs will limit your choices and your ability to grow!

It’s time to edit your beliefs and upgrade your identity! In today’s episode we’re diving into the impact that our belief system has on our choices, identifying the beliefs that hold you back and talking about how we can fundamentally change what you believe about yourself and your life.

Learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation

limiting beliefs

Resources:

Learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation and get on the wait list!

Join me Wednesday March 20th at 8pm to chat about your goals and how we can crush them (and enjoy the journey) during our Spring 12 Weeks to Transformation.

Join the free Primal Potential Facebook group!

Want to hear that 12 WT client testimonial from today’s episode? Click here.

Episodes mentioned in today’s podcast:

559 – The Most Powerful Way to Journal

548: 3 Strategies to Get Out of Your Own Way

Books mentioned in today’s episode:

Atomic Habits

Think & Grow Rich

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself

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570: Drama Queen – How Drama Is Slowing Your Progress

Whether you think you’re a drama queen or you’re sure you’re not, you MUST listen to today’s podcast! Drama is draining and every single one of us has room for improvment in our creation of and response to drama.

Drama takes the form of assumptions, gossip, worry, rumination over the past and so much more. In case you’re still convinced that you’re not a drama queen, let’s take a minute to get on the same page.

Clarifying for the Drama Queen:

Cy Wakeman defines drama as emotional waste and describes drama as mentally wasteful thought processes and unproductive behaviors that keep you from your potential. Drama includes:

  1. Lack of ownership, accountability or committment
  2. Blaming circumstances or other people for your lack of results
  3. Arguing with circumstances that are non-negotiable
  4. Resistance to change
  5. Spreading gossip
  6. Projecting (and believing) made up stories instead of focusing on facts
  7. Defensiveness to feedback
  8. Dealing with hurt feelings

Questions for the Drama Queen:

Is this mine or someone else’s?

Am I doing something productive about it?

Is this my business or someone else’s business?

Am I trying to control someone else’s thoughts or behaviors?

What actually happened without my story?

What do I know for sure?

What’s my part in this?

What are my ideas for resolving the issue?

Am I grounded in reality?

What am I doing today to resolve this?

Other powerful ideas from “No Ego” and today’s episode:

“Venting is your ego’s way of avoiding self-reflection.”

“Your ego is brilliant at finding insult where none is intended.”

Drama is draining!

drama queen

Resources:

Join the Primal Potential Facebook group

Learn more about the 12 Weeks to Transformation

Check out No Ego by Cy Wakeman

Previous book club episodes:

Episode 137: Always Hungry

Episode 388: Keto Reset Diet

Episode 540: Younger by Dr. Sara Gottfried

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569: Facing Your Fears – Listener Q&A

Growth and change will both require facing your fears. Progress demands that you face your fears.

Personally, I believe that fear is a doorway. Whether we’re talking about fear of failure, fear of judgement, fear of missing out or any other fear, it is a doorway.

Do you go through the doorway of the fear or do you remain on the other side, letting fear stop you and allowing it to limit your life, your growth, your happiness and your relationships?

In today’s listener Q&A episode, I’m introducing the newest Primal Potential team member and we are sharing honestly how this transition has required both of us to face our fears and step through the doorway of fear.

We’re also answering your questions about:

  • overcoming emotional eating and the story of the struggle
  • leaving your job to start a new business
  • whether or not there are truly foods that make it more difficult to remain in control
  • adding vegetables to protein shakes
  • which veggies are best raw versus cooked

One of the major things I did recently to face my own fears was make three significant financial investments in Primal Potential.

  1. I hired a new team member (you meet her on today’s episode)
  2. I joined a $30,000 business mastermind
  3. I hired a business coach

Talk about facing your fears! These kinds of major financial investments have always been scary to me. However – here’s what they did for me: they forced me to level up. They demanded a next-level committment and performance from me. They were big and scary enough to help me think bigger and work smarter.

How are you facing your fears? What will you do about it today? If you’re ready to face your fears and make some changes, think about joining me for our next 12 Weeks to Transformation!

Resources:

Learn more about our next 12 Weeks to Transformation! Registration opens soon and you can learn more by hopping on the wait list!

Are you part of the Primal Potential Facebook group?

Learn more about Sarah’s company: Seasouled

Get on the wait list to learn more about ASCEND, Primal Potential’s weekend workshop! And save the date! November 8-10 in downtown Portland, Oregon – right on the waterfront! It’s a weekend that will change your life!

Share your questions or challenges to the Primal Potential inbox!

Check out our last listener Q&A episode from Primal Potential episode 567

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568: Personal Growth – A Strategy for Immediate Progress

Recently, I shared in one of the Primal Potential VIP emails a personal growth mantra that inspires the heck out of me:

If you want to double your income, triple your growth.

To me, this doesn’t mean triple the growth of your business, it means triple your personal growth.

I believe this has much broader appeal.

If you want to double your rate of progress in any area of life, triple your personal growth.

If you want to 2x the quality of your relationships, triple your personal growth.

Without fail, one of the ways that I create personal growth every single day is via the circle of achievers inside the 12 Weeks to Transformation and the Primal Potential Masters Club. In fact, that might be one of the most powerful ways I create daily personal growth.

Recently, of my 12 WT clients shared someone that helped me grow tremendously, and we’re exploring it as a personal growth strategy in today’s episode. This is one you can apply immediately and with incredible results.

Here’s the post that started it all:

personal growth

In today’s episode we’ll be walking throug how this perspective can be applied to health, fitness, fat loss, relationships, careers and more. Through it’s immediate application, you will reduce stress & frustration and accelerate your progress toward any goal! This is a must-hear episode!

Resources:

Learn more about the spring 12 Weeks to Transformation!

Are you in the Primal Potential Facebook group? Join us there to discuss today’s episode, create motivation, help each other grow and so much more!

Listen to episode 521 to hear more about how you can get out of debt no matter how much you make (and learn about my sister Debi’s journey to becoming debt free!)

Listen to episode 548 for more tools that will help you overcome frustration, accelerate progress and facilitate personal growth.

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